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Virginia Slave Codes of 1705
The Virginia Slave Codes of 1705 (formally entitled An act concerning Servants and Slaves), were a series of laws enacted by the Colony of Virginia's House of Burgesses in 1705 regulating the interactions between slaves and citizens of the crown colony of Virginia. The enactment of the Slave Codes is considered to be the consolidation of slavery in Virginia, and served as the foundation of Virginia's slave legislation. All servants from non-Christian lands became slaves. There were forty-one parts of this code, each defining a different part and law surrounding slavery in Virginia. These codes overruled past slave codes and those of any other subject covered by this act.
The laws were devised to establish a greater level of control over the rising African slave population of Virginia. It also socially segregated white colonists from black enslaved persons, making them disparate groups and hindering their ability to unite. Unity of the commoners was a perceived fear of the Virginia aristocracy, who wished to prevent repeated events such as Bacon's Rebellion, which occurred 29 years prior.
Before the passing of the 1705 Virginia Slave Code Act, African Americans served as indentured servants.[citation needed][clarification needed] This law, after being passed, transformed servitude into slavery, turning many African Americans from extended servitude to a bonded and forced lifetime commitment to slavery.
I : Any servant brought to the country who is Christian and above nineteen will serve until they reach twenty four.
II: Every indentured servant must be brought to the courts to determine their age and their period of servitude will be dependent on that.
III: If a servant who is being sold claims to have indentures (a legal contract), the master or owner can bring the servant before a justice to verify this claim.
IV: All servants brought into the country, who were not Christians in their home country with a few exceptions (Turks and Moors) will be considered and treated as slaves. Even if they convert to Christianity later, they will still be bought and sold as slaves.
V: If any person imports into the colony and sells as a slave someone who was previously a free person in any Christian country, island, or plantation, the importer or seller will be required to pay double the amount for which the person was sold to the freed individual.
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Virginia Slave Codes of 1705
The Virginia Slave Codes of 1705 (formally entitled An act concerning Servants and Slaves), were a series of laws enacted by the Colony of Virginia's House of Burgesses in 1705 regulating the interactions between slaves and citizens of the crown colony of Virginia. The enactment of the Slave Codes is considered to be the consolidation of slavery in Virginia, and served as the foundation of Virginia's slave legislation. All servants from non-Christian lands became slaves. There were forty-one parts of this code, each defining a different part and law surrounding slavery in Virginia. These codes overruled past slave codes and those of any other subject covered by this act.
The laws were devised to establish a greater level of control over the rising African slave population of Virginia. It also socially segregated white colonists from black enslaved persons, making them disparate groups and hindering their ability to unite. Unity of the commoners was a perceived fear of the Virginia aristocracy, who wished to prevent repeated events such as Bacon's Rebellion, which occurred 29 years prior.
Before the passing of the 1705 Virginia Slave Code Act, African Americans served as indentured servants.[citation needed][clarification needed] This law, after being passed, transformed servitude into slavery, turning many African Americans from extended servitude to a bonded and forced lifetime commitment to slavery.
I : Any servant brought to the country who is Christian and above nineteen will serve until they reach twenty four.
II: Every indentured servant must be brought to the courts to determine their age and their period of servitude will be dependent on that.
III: If a servant who is being sold claims to have indentures (a legal contract), the master or owner can bring the servant before a justice to verify this claim.
IV: All servants brought into the country, who were not Christians in their home country with a few exceptions (Turks and Moors) will be considered and treated as slaves. Even if they convert to Christianity later, they will still be bought and sold as slaves.
V: If any person imports into the colony and sells as a slave someone who was previously a free person in any Christian country, island, or plantation, the importer or seller will be required to pay double the amount for which the person was sold to the freed individual.